Archbishop Chaput deserves another round of kudos for a stand he has taken regarding a school in his archdiocese.Posted on 05/13/2010 3:01:00 PM PDT by markomalley
Archbishop Chaput deserves another round of kudos for a stand he has taken regarding a school in his archdiocese.
Basically, he backed the school up when it refused to allow two children of lesbian “parents” to renew their enrollment.
This should cause no controversy whatsoever, but of course it has.
I’m not surprised at the controversy, because a few years ago I blogged about a similar case in Orange County, California. The amount of blowback was a bit startling, given my readership. That led to a follow-up post, and then another follow-up post as we sorted through the arguments.
A key issue that was raised at the time—and that, indeed, kicked off the discussion—was the question of where Catholic schools should draw the line regarding what is acceptable in parental behavior.
And—no surprise—that argument is being trotted out now.
You see, an awful lot of parents of kids in Catholic school aren’t morally perfect, and if children were to be excluded on the mere grounds that their parents are sinners then enrollment would be quite low indeed.
And this is true. If a Catholic school applied that kind of test in determining enrollment then it would thwart its principal mission, which is providing a Catholic education to students to help them be more holy and closer to God.
So, “Your child can’t enroll because you’re a sinner” is a nonstarter as a principle of enrollment.
But does it follow from this that a parents’ actions should have no bearing on the enrollment of their children? Couldn’t certain actions of the parents cause such a problem that it would fundamentally interfere with the school’s mission?
Suppose that the parents insisted that their child attend the school naked (and suppose that civil law allowed this, for purposes of the thought experiment).
This fundamental rejection of the school’s dress code would cause such severe problems that the school would be entirely warranted in saying, “I’m sorry, but your child cannot come to school if you’re going to insist on nakedness.”
That’s an extreme, but it’s not hard to see how having a child in class whose “parents” are of the same gender could interfere with the mission of the school:
1) It will impede the ability of teachers to be frank about the nature of marriage due to the problems that will ensue with a child in this situation in the classroom.
2) The child will also become a proselytizer for homosexual “marriage” and/or be tormented relentlessly by other children.
3) The other children will be scandalized (in both the proper and the colloquial senses) by knowledge of the child’s situation.
4) All of the above will be exacerbated to the extent that the “parents” have any presence at or try to play any role in the life of the school.
So . . . bad idea.
It’s not the fact that the “parents” are sinners that makes it rational for the school to deny their children entrance. It is the fact that the nature of their public relationship is such that either the school would have to refrain from teaching the fullness of Christian doctrine regarding the nature of matrimony or tremendous problems would arise with a child in this situation in the student body.
At least that’s how I see it.
How do you?
No. Children learn through example, and the homosexual "parents" set a horrible example for the kids who live with them.
Bad company corrupts good character. The homosexually indoctrinated kids could infect the minds of the normal children in the school.
Whatever rules the Catholic Church sets is their business. Or is the Government all of the sudden wanting to get involved in religion?
Absolutely no.
If they accept government money, and said government has an anti-discrimination policy, than, yes, they have to accept them. If they don’t accept government money, then they can accept or deny whoever they want.
Of course if the school *had* admitted him and taught him that God doesn't recognize homosexual "marriage" the "mommies" would be screaming bloody murder anyway.
I'd bet the clothes on my back that this was a setup from the beginning...concocted by the Pervert "Rights" Brigade.Or maybe it's a setup for a big court judgment or settlement.Or both.
But do we punish the child for the acts of the parents?
“Jimmy Akin: Should Catholic Schools Accept Children of Homosexual “Parents?”
From a non-Catholic...NO.
However, I could see the lesbians filing lawsuits against the school for teaching their children that their lifestyle is wrong so maybe it's not worth it after all.
This smacks of the sexual degenerate ‘parents’ using the children to get an activist foot in the door. NEVER trust the degenerate mind to be reasoing in a rational, moral fashion. It may llok like rational at times, but it doesn’t happen.
Yeah, you’re right.
Why, yes, they are. They're starting to tell the preachers and Cardinals what to preach at their podiums. They've been ordered to preach earth worship and the support of criminal, illegal entry into the country. They've been told to teach the doctrines of demons, because the 10 Commandments are the exact opposite of political correctness and their radical agenda for the country.
It's been all over the news, and the apostate churches are putting on sheep's clothing to preach the new word.
Absolutely. The homosexuals were sending their kids to a school that teaches homosexuality is an abomination? If they wanted their kids to learn that, all they'd have to do is change their own lifestyles and teach the kids how to behave normally themselves - for free.
I’m just askin the question..........
why?
What about Muslim schools? Why don’t any of these stories ever ask that question?
The sins of the parents will be passed on to their children and their children's children lest they repent. The school isn't punishing the kids - the "parents" are.
"Do not make yoke with unbelievers, for they tend to defile." Should the righteous parents sacrifice their children's immortal soul to the God of the Carpet?
“are the parents OK with the child being taught that their lifestyle is sinful?”
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
That is the money question -
On the one hand I think these kids will need all the help they can get and the church should take them in, on the other - I feel bad because I bet their “parents” are using them as pawns...
Because it’s Thursday.
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